Punch and Judy

Scott Badger lupine at ncia.net
Mon Mar 4 10:11:15 CST 2002


Terrance:
> Could be or could be he is frightened. Yeah, he's afraid. So he won't go
> in Quaker garb or in red coat, he will go as Mason and he will not kneel
> for fear of having his head chopped off.

Who is the "many" that are watching? Is there really a crowd (tourists?
staff? loiterers?) at the jail? Both Mason's and Dixon's experiences seem
like very private affairs. Dixon didn't seem too worried about "sticking his
neck out" back at the Dutch Rifle.

Scott Badger




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